Re: filmscanners: Sprintscan 4000 Rebate extension

["Owen P. Evans" <opevans@istar.ca>]

Hello Art et al,
The SS 4000 can be had for under $1,500 here in Ottawa. I purchased mine
last December for $1,900.00
I am just returning mine for service after scanning about 1,000 slides and
300 negatives. The unit developed a strange indexing problem and won't scan
position 3 nor 4 if I start scanning with number 1 and sequentially move to
4. At 3 or 4 the scanner ejects the carrier and then tries to draw it back
in.??? I have spoken to Polaroid's Canadian service department and after
downloading the Version 1.4 firmware and Polacolor Version 5 software plus
cleaning the sensor with their carrier upgrade; a cute little brush; no
change. Back to the factory for repairs.
Prior to this the unit worked flawlessly out of the box for 10 months.
Caveat; I have checked with Ed Hamrick and he hasn't changed any code but
this behaviour started (coincidentally?) when I downloaded Vuescan 7.1.13;
14 and now 7.1.15. I figure it's the scanner and not the software as was
indicated to me by Ed, who was the person that informed me of the upgrade
brush.
Hope this helps,
Owen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Entlich" <artistic@ampsc.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Sprintscan 4000 Rebate extension


> David,
>
> Can you confirm if the rebate is available to Canadians from Canadian
> addresses?
>
> The coupon I saw via ecost only mentioned US purchases.
>
> Also, do you have any idea why Canadian retailers are not moving from
> their original "list" price of about $2200 CAN on the SS4000, while it
> is selling for $665 US in the US...?
>
> Art
>
> "Hemingway, David J" wrote:
> >
> > The rebate program on the Sprintscan 4000 has been extended until the
end of
> > the year.
> >
> > Some of you have asked about the receipt. A receipt is required. I have
no
> > direct knowledge on how ecost works but as a avid rebater I often have
to
> > contact the vendor and have them send me via fax or email a receipt for
an
> > omline purchase. I have never found any company not able to fullfill the
> > request.
> > David
>
>
>